To be published: Sternberg, A. et al. “Prospective life cycle assessment of Power-to-X technologies in defossilized scenarios: a case study for passenger vehicles“
Fischer, M.; Joseph, W.; Hagemann, N.; Herceg, S.; Drews, M.; Kühnhold-Pospischil, S. (2025) "Allocation procedures in life cycle assessment of negative emission technologies", Procedia CIRP Volume 135; Pages 396-402, ISSN 2212-8271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2024.12.046.
Gervais, E.; Sprecher, B.; Nold, S.; Brailovsky, P.; Kleijn, R. (2025) „Tracing the propagation of disruptions in supply chain scenarios: A case study of photovoltaics diversification.“ Resources, Conservation and Recycling 20205;212:107948.
Khan, A.A.; Reichel, C.; Molina, P.; Friedrich, L.; Subasi, D.M.; Neuhaus, H.; Nold; S. (2024) “Global warming potential of photovoltaics with state-of-the art silicon solar cells: Influence of electricity mix, installation location and lifetime”, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2024.112724
Brailovsky, P.; Sanchez, L.; Subasi, D.; Rentsch, J.; Preu, R.; Nold, S. (2024) "Photovoltaic Manufacturing Factories and Industrial Site Environmental Impact Assessment". Energies, 17, 2540. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17112540
Wagner, L.; Suo, J.; Yang, B.; Bogachuk, D. Gervais, E.; Pietzcker, R. (2024) „The resource demands of multiterawatt-scale perovskite tandem photovoltaics.“ Joule. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2024.01.024
Khan, A.A.; Molina, P.; Reichel, C.; Protti, A.; Neuhaus, D.; Rentsch, J.; Nold, S. (2024) "The European Union's Ecodesign Directive - Analysis of Carbon Footprint Assessment Methodology and Implications for Photovoltaic Module Manufacturers" Solar RRL. doi/10.1002/solr.202301011
Zubas, A. R.; Fischer, M.; Gervais, E.; Herceg, S.; Nold, S. (2023) „Combining circularity and environmental metrics to assess material flows of PV silicon“ EPJ Photovolt. 2023, 14, 10. DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2022031.
Gervais, E.; Kleijn, R.; Nold, S.; van der Voet, E. (2023) „Risk-based due diligence in supply chains: The case of silver for photovoltaics.“ Resources, Conservation and Recycling 2023;198:107148.
Brailovsky, P.; Bauann, K.; Held, M.; Briem, A.-K.; Wambach, K.; Gervais, E. (2023) „Insights into circular material and waste flows from c-Si PV industry.“ EPJ Photovolt. ;14:10. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022029
Herceg, S.; Fischer, M.; Weiß, K.-A.; Schebek, L. (2022) „Life cycle assessment of PV module repowering“ Energy Strategy Reviews. DOI: 10.1016/j.esr.2022.100928
Gervais, E.; Betten, T; Shammugam, S.; Graf, R.; Müller, M.; Schlegl, T. (2022) „Material requirements for the energy transition – Energy technology profiles and environmental impacts“ Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft.
Herceg, S.; Kaaya, I.; Ascencio-Vásquez, J.; Fischer, M.; Weiß, K.-A.; Schebek, L. (2022) „The Influence of Different Degradation Characteristics on the Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Silicon Photovoltaics: A Threefold Analysis“ Sustainability. DOI: 10.3390/su14105843
Gervais, E.; Herceg, S.; Nold, S.; Weis, K.-A. “Sustainability, Criticality, and Circularity in PV: Using SDG 12 as a Lens to Map Sectoral Gaps”. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics 2022, 12 (1), 161–166. DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2021.3120986.
Müller, A.; Friedrich, L.; Reichel, C.; Herceg, S.; Mittag, M.; Neuhaus, D. H. (2021) „A comparative life cycle assessment of silicon PV modules: Impact of module design, manufacturing location and inventory.“ Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cellls. DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2021.111277
Bongartz, L.; Shammugam, S.; Gervais, E.; Schlegl, T. (2021) „Multidimensional criticality assessment of metal requirements for lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles and stationary storage applications in Germany by 2050.“ Journal of Cleaner Production,292:126056
Gervais, E.; Shammugam, S.; Friedrich, L.; Schlegl, T. (2021) „Raw material needs for the large-scale deployment of photovoltaics – Effects of innovation-driven roadmaps on material constraints until 2050.“ Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2021;137:110589https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2020.110589
Gervais, E.; Herceg, S.; Nold, S.; Weiß, K.-A. (2021) „Sustainability strategies for PV: framework, status and needs“ EPJ Photovolt. DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2021005
Henning, H.-M.; Shammugam, S.; Gervais, E.; Schlegl, T. (2021) „A strategy to increase the resource efficiency of renewable energy technologies.“ Sustainable development and resource productivity: The Nexus approaches (Book). London. Routledge.
Hank, C.; Sternberg, A.; Köppel, N.; Holst, M.; Smolinka, T.; Schaadt, A.; Hebling, C.; Henning, H.-H. (2020) “Energy efficiency and economic assessment of imported energy carriers based on renewable electricity”, Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 4, 2256. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0SE00067A
Herceg, S.; Pinto Bautista, S.; Weiß, K.-A. (2020) “Influence of waste management on the environmental footprint of electricity produced by photovoltaic systems” Energies, 13(9), 2146; https://doi.org/10.3390/en13092146
Shammugam, S.; Gervais, E.; Schlegl, T.; Rathgeber, A. (2019) „Raw metal needs and supply risks for the development of wind energy in Germany until 2050.“ Journal of Cleaner Production;221:738-52.
Hank, C.; Lazar, L.; Mantei, F.; Ouda, M.; White, R. J.; Smolinka, T.; Schaadt, A.; Hebling, C.; Henning, H.-M. (2019) “Comparative well-to-wheel life cycle assessment of OME3–5 synfuel production via the power-to-liquid pathway” Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 3, 3219-3233; https://doi.org/10.1039/C9SE00658C
Ouda, M.; Hank, C.; Nestler, F.; Hadrich, M.; Full, J.; Schaadt, A.; Hebling, C. (2019) “Power-to-Methanol: Techno-Economical and Ecological Insights” Book chapter published in the Springer-compendium “Zukünftige Kraftstoffe”; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-58006-6_17
Hank, C.; Gelpke, S.; Schnabl, A.; White, R. J.; Full, J.; Wiebe, N.; Smolinka, N. Schaadt, A.; Henning, H.-M.; Hebling, C. (2018) “Economics & carbon dioxide avoidance cost of methanol production based on renewable hydrogen and recycled carbon dioxide – power-to-methanol” Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2, 1244-1261; https://doi.org/10.1039/C8SE00032H
Streeck, J.; Hank, C.; Neuner, M.; Gil-Carrera, L.; Kokko, M.; Pauliuk, S.; Schaadt, A.; Kerzenmacher, S.; White, R. J. (2018) “Bioelectrochemical conversion of industrial wastewater-COD combined with downstream methanol synthesis – an economic and life cycle assessment” Green Chemistry, 20, 2742-2762; https://doi.org/10.1039/C8GC00543E
Hank, C.; Ouda, M.; White R. J.; Schaadt, A. (2018) “Technoökonomische und ökologische Bewertung synthetischer flüssiger Energieträger – Power‐to‐Methanol und ‐OME” Chemie Ingenieur Technik CIT, 90 (9), 1138; https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.201855012